Snooping claims rock Rajasthan Assembly, Congress asks CM to respond to his own cabinet minister

Meena purportedly made the accusation portion speaking astir alleged corruption successful the state. The allegation has fixed further ammunition to Opposition leaders specified arsenic Rajasthan Congress main Govind Singh Dotasara and erstwhile CM Ashok Gehlot, who are present demanding Sharma’s resignation.

“Leaders of BJP are accusing their ain enactment of telephone tapping. Kirodi is straight accusing the main curate of Rajasthan. Until the main curate answers successful the house, we won’t fto the proceedings begin,” Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully told the House.

On its part, the Rajasthan government has rejected the allegations arsenic “baseless”.

At 11 am, erstwhile question hr began successful the Rajasthan Assembly, Congress MLAs gathered successful the good to request the CM’s resignation. Speaker Vasudev Devanani’s repeated requests to the legislators to instrumentality to their seats went unheeded, prompting an adjournment astatine 12.30 pm.

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, who reached the Assembly astatine 4 pm, refuted the allegations. He besides made a peculiar notation of Dotasara, who is not attending the session.

“I called the absorption person and asked him to archer maine what nationalist works are being done successful his area. I gave a budget to get enactment done successful the areas of absorption leaders. We tin spot Dotasra is not contiguous successful the assembly today. When I notation Dotasara’s sanction here, helium conscionable leaves and leaves Tikaram Jully in-charge. Dotasara is precise clever. Dotasara should not hide the Birla Auditorium incidental during Congress rule. When it comes to teacher transfers, the Birla Auditorium incidental should besides beryllium remembered,” the CM said, referring to 2021 corruption allegations successful the state’s teacher transportation system. At that time, Gehlot was main curate and Dotasara held the acquisition portfolio.

In his video, Meena appeared to beryllium flagging corruption issues, including those pertaining to the 2021 sub-inspector exam insubstantial leak.

“When I called for the introspection to beryllium cancelled, the authorities didn’t perceive to me. On the contrary, the government, akin to however it was nether the erstwhile rule, deputed CID (personnel) for maine astatine each nook and country and has besides been signaling my telephone. But I didn’t bash thing wrong. That’s wherefore I’m not afraid. That’s wherefore I don’t bend. That’s wherefore I don’t break. And I ne'er shy distant from telling the truth,” helium said successful the video.